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Paragua, Mark
GM🇵🇭FIDE 5201241· Male· Philippines· Born in 1984
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Mark Paragua, a 42-year-old Filipino Grandmaster, is rated 2410 and ranked 6th among Filipino players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 19 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NY Marshall Presidents' Day Invitational - IM B, 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM D, and 2025 December NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including Marshall Masters 57) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2617 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2006, World #101 at the time); he spent 19 months as Filipino #1.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 22) and IM in 2001 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #22 in U20 and World #18 in U18.
Current rating
2410
Standard
Rpd2548·Blz2515
All-time high
2617
−207 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 22
Apr 2006 · age 22
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Filipino players · of 1,654
19 months in #1 nationally (2004–2021)
19 months in #1 nationally (2004–2021)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
1st Filipino 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2446
Feb 2025
2021
19 months in National #1
since Jan 2004
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2529 → returned at 2502
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 35
Dec 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Feb 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2418 → 2410
Tournaments
13
73 games
Score
50/ 7368.5%
35W30D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2443 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2397 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 2154 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2289 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #67 | 2776 | +2.3 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2881 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #37 | 2160 | -6.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2431 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 2253 | -7.1 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2507 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOliver BarbosaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2367
+4 −5 =27
36 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+10 −1 =8
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+12 −1 =5
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+4 −5 =7
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKassa KorleyIM
🇩🇰DEN·2424
+5 −3 =8
16 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Philippines
#6
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#327
in continent
World
#1,497
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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